Train order holding device



Semi. 2, 1947. w. 1.. WHITE 2, 5

TRAIN ORDER HOLDING DEVICE Filed Dec." 8, 1944 4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTORS Arm R N EYS SeptyZ, 1-947. w. L. WHITE 2,426,850

TRAIN ORDER HOLDING DEVICE FilecI'Dec. 8, 1944 4 Sheets-Sheet 2" i IIIIIIIA 'III/ IIIIIIIIIIIIIII "WENT ATI'CI R N EYS W. L. WHlTE TRAIN ORDER HOLDING DEVICE fiept, 2, 1947.

Filed Dec. 8, 1944 4 Sheets-$116 61; 5

INVENTORS.

ATI'D R N EYS TRAIN ORDER HOLDING DEVICE Filed Dec. 8 1944' 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORS ATTD R N EYE Patented Sept. 2, 1947 UNITED STATES OFFICE 2 ,426,850 TRAIN ortbiiirnoniiitid iiizviea Wiley l ar-White, (dal'v'va flityy cane aptiieetitnneeemiier 8,1941; sentinel s 't'igz'ti eeiaimsi- (Cl.' 8 -"-23)* If My present invention; in" i'ts broad aspect, has to' do with improvements in train order delivery devices. Iriconnection herewith, it is one purpose to provide" an improved vertically adjustable'p'ost or standard for mounting one'or more train or der delivery devicesan'dwherein' means are'prc vided for automatically positioning the post to present certain faces or sides thereof tothercad bed or tracks or directed in" iinewith" a proach-'- i'ng trains; and to provide means" for quickly and accurately adjusting the height of the pest" or standard, and'firially to provide anirnp-rovedbas'e having means for drainirig the sameor preveri f ing the accumulation-of moisture; In connection with the post or standard, other oh-ject's'andinre' provements and advantages will beapparent from the detailed. description and; drawings. Another purposeof' my invention is to" provide an" improved train order delivery device with unique" and-practical means for detachahly rn'o uri'tirigorie' or more of such devices entire post dr'stand' ard. Each train order delivery devicehas'iiie'ans for presentingthe order or message or thelike to a train-man including pivoted, spri'n'g'c'on trolled arms and supportingor carrying cord for the message or order; or the like. Thesearin's when inactive,. are normally rnairitained in ve'r'-' ticalposition', and when active, are'p'reseritedat aneangle; the pair of 'arms flaring away'irom eachother from the supporting structureto'ar range the cord and messagetherehetweeri for ready attachment.

In additionto the above, i provi'd'e' an improved" supperting and. actuating structure for the arrn's' which is pivotallv mounted, but n'ormally main tainedin a preferred position, and improved" and unique means for actuatingthe arms; Furthermore, the supporting structure itself is siniplified', more practical than has heretofore teen suegestech; and is designed to reduce the cost of manufacture and maintenance.

Other andequally iinportant-objectsand ad vantages may be briefly outlined as follows} (1)" I-proVidemeans for insuring handy. and efiective delivery of orders and messages and. the like, to trainmen onmoving. trains without danger-"of injury or the like; (2') I provide for retrieval" of the devices and supporting posts or standards such as isrequired by certain statutes and regulations; (3) I provide a device which iseja'silyi set up and operated, and (4) I accomplish the" aboveand other ends with asimple, sturdv, practical structure designed-to meet? the requirements offhardand exacting-usage v While I have described and illustrated a pre- I anfndt'thereby'tche'considered'lilriited-tcrthosej specific" fo'rr'ris, shapes; sizes, arrangements andc ensitructisn of parts since minor changes" may" he resorted to" provided they fall'within the" scope and interpretation of the appended claims;

ni triedrawiiigswiiereiii such'preferredfdrrnis illustratedt Figure 1 is a ve'rt ear elevation of my device, siiqwiiig-tliebase"supportin section; v

v Figure zis" a verticai section through m ""delivery device aridsiipperting' p'ost';

Figure 3 is a transverse'sectien on'theiin-es -e e wise" sectibh on the'lirie" HT- l oof Fig:

Numeral [designates a suitable conc'rete or aggregate fiase-m'oci which is designed toloe' enii bedded atso'ni'e' sin't'able point in the road bed 2,0! the iiii iii pr'oxii'nitv. with the raiiway tracks to be servdbj'iriy delivery. device; T base block" l= a,- triangular; vertically exteriaiiie opening- 3- therein communicating with an enlarged sump-pr drainage cavity tl- My Vermeer supporting; post or standard 5 is formed with telescoping sections Wand: 1* each of which -is-tri angular in CYOS S S'GCtiOH, and the lower section-iiis seated iri dpeni ng-i 3 of the base block! which eonst'itiitesits socket. AE'n angular foot 8* is at tached to -thes ect ien" 6 which facilitatesplacing. thestailldard in the sbcket and li inits thedb'vi'fri wardiiieverrient ofse'ct'i'on ti 7 The triangular for} matib'fi o'f' the"sbcket 3* and standard or post is" to facilitate and automatically" present support-- in races of tile po'st or "standard" to the tracks since my device may have to'fbs'et us at n'igl'it or wn'eii visibility is pbbrf suitableerbutirig 3 a rim 9 may be placed about the mouthof opening 3.

My standard or post may be easily adjusted as to height by raising the section 1, and section 6 ha a series of vertically aligned openings I in one side thereof to receive a latching pin ll carried by the section 1. The latching pin ll-see Figure 7 is slidably mounted in a keeper I2 having a base l3 provided with a U-shaped handle M having a grip portion 5. The pin ll has a flange I6, and a spring l1 positioned about the pin engages the flange and keeper to normally urge the pin into an opening I ii. The keeper and base may be welded or otherwise, attached to section 1 and an operating lever I8 is pivotally mounted on the handle and ha a camming arm l9, slotted as at to receive the stud 2| on the lever which functions vto withdraw the pin against the tension of the spring l1 to release the sections for adjustment. The pin. H has a beveled end 22 and each opening [0 is beveled as at 23 to facilitate seating of the pin. The handle 15 also serves to facilitate moving the section 1 with respect to section 6 to make adjustments as to height. Sections 6 and 1 have registering vertical slots 24 and 25 respectively.substantially extending from end to end of each of said sections.

My train order or message delivery devices are spaced at intervals on the vertical standard, and there may be one or several of them. If there are several devices, as here described and illustrated, each can carry an order or message, and as a train passes, a message can be removed from one device by the engineer, another by the conductor further along the train and so on. A description of one device will suffice for all, since all devices are identical in construction and op eration.

. I provide a base plate 26 which is substantially U-shaped, and engages the section 1 on two facesas shown in Figure 3and the shorter arm 21 may be braised or soldered to the stand am as at 28 or the lower arm 25 may be bolted as at 30-see Figure 10-in the slots 24 and 25. To the bight 3| between'the arms 21 and 29 of the base plate is riveted as at 32 a U-shaped spring clip 33 which may be used to carry a flash light, or the like, to illuminate the delivery device at night. The spaced arms of the clip have arcuate portions 34 and flared back ends 35 to permit ready insertion of a flash light (not shown).

Formed in the longer arm 25 either midway the sides or toward one side are in-struck depressions or recesse 36 having an enlarged part 31 and a depending restricted channel 38. There are preferably two slots or depression vertically aligned, and preferably at the point in the plate where the slots are located, the plate is bent outwardly to form a wide boss or elevated portions 39--see Figure 3. A U-shaped bracket 45 having spaced parallel arms 4| has two studs 42 which are receivable in the depressions or slots 36. The heads 43 of the studs pass through the enlarged parts 31 and then down into the restricted parts 38 to removably retain the bracket on the base. The fingers 36a formed by striking in the depressions bear against the heads 43 of the studs to prevent looseness or accidental displacement. Pivotally mounted by a pin 44 journaled in the arm 4| of the bracket is a U-shaped support 45 the arms of which flare outwardly as at 4B in opposite directions' The bight ;41 of the support lie back of the pin 44 which'passes through openings in the arms in front of the bight, and

carried by the bracket 40 is a cylindrical housing 48 carrying a spring 49 bearing against the shoulder 50 of a slidable cylindrical foot 5| which engages the bight 41 and has a shank 52 extending into the spring-see Figure 2. The foot normally holds the support in the position shown in Figures 1 and 2, but when pressure is applied to the support sufiicient to overcome the tension of the spring 49 the support will pivot in either direction laterally of the bracket as shown by the direction arrows and dotted line position in Figure 3. Suitably secured between the flared portions 46 cf the support is a substantially triangular housing 53 having side plates 54 and a front wall 55 but no top and bottom walls, and the front wall 55 terminates short of the forward corners of the housing. A bolt 56 extends between the side plates and mounts a leaf spring 51, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear.

Pivotally mounted between the side plates 54 on studs 58 are elongated tubular socket members 59 which extend from a point adjacent the pin 44 to a point well forward of the front wall 55, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. In their active positions, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, these socket members 59 diverge outwardly at an angle to each other and lie along the edges of plates 54; they are, however, normally positioned in an inactive positionshown in dotted lines in Figure 2-Which is parallel with the standard 5. The sockets are normally held in an inactive position parallel with standard 5 by springs 60 which have eyes 6! at their ends, one end of each spring being secured by a bent wire anchor 62 to the inner end of a socket member, and the other ends of the springs being secured by a wire anchor 63 to the front wall 55 of the housing. Stop pins 64 between the sockets and attached to the plates 54 prevent further movement of the sockets when they reach the inactive positions parallel with the standard.

Mounted in the sockets are arms 65 which may be formed of wood, rubber, plastic or the like see Figure 9and each arm has an end cap 66 carrying an outwardly sloping hook-like member 61. A cord G8 is caught under the leaf spring 51 and about the hook-like members 61 when the arms and sockets are in the active full line positions of Figures 1 and 2-that is, extending forwardly in diverging relationship, and the ends of this cord are tied to the order or message E9as shown in Figure 1so that the socket and arms are held in active position against th tension of springs 55. When the message or order 69 is grasped, the cord 68 is pulled from the leaf spring 51 and from the hook-like members 61 so that the sockets and arms 55 are released and returned by springs 60, to their inactive position parallel to the standard '5. Since the train may be running at high speed, a further safe uard against possible injury is the pivoting movement, or give, provided by pin 44-as shown in Figure 3. Further movement of the sockets 59 and arms toward each other under the tension of the cord 68 is prevented by engagement of the sockets with the ends of the front wall as shown in Figure 2.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the operation and advantages of my invention will be apparent.

I claim:

1. A train order delivery device, comprising a vertically adjustable standard, a removably mounted base plate on the standard having instruck portions, a U-shaped bracket having studs removably engaged in the openings of the instruck portions, said bracket carrying a spring pressed foot,v a support pivotally mounted in the bracket and engaged by the foot, a hollow sub stantially triangular housing on said support, tubular socket members pivotally attached at their ends within the housing and extending outwardly therefrom and movable from positions normally parallel with the standard to positions extending outwardly at angles to each other, a spring engaging each socket to urge the same to a position parallel with the standard, stop means to limit the movement of the sockets, arms removably received in the sockets, hooks on the free ends of the arms, a spring clip on the housing, and an order carrying cord engageable with the spring clip and with the hooks to hold the sockets and arms in outwardly extended relatively angular position;

2. The invention as described in claim 1, wherein the housing has side plates and an end and is open at the top and bottom, said tubular sockets being pivoted between the side plates and movable through the open top and bottom, and the springs are connected with said end and with the ends of the sockets, and the stop pins are connected with the side plates to limit the movement of the sockets.

3. The invention as described in claim 1, wherein the base plate has instruck fingers providing openings, and the U-shaped bracket has beaded studs removably received in the openings and restrained from removal by the fingers, and the pivoted support is U-shaped with oppositely flared ends and has a bight portion back of the pivot of the support and is engaged by the spring pressed foot carried by the bracket.

4. The invention as described in claim 1 wherein the base plate has a spring clip attached thereto having opposed curved portions and opposed outwardly flared ends.

WILEY L. WHITE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,363,214 White et a1. Nov. 21, 1944 2,015,985 Adams Oct. 1, 1935 1,756,848 Boyd Apr. 29, 1930 947,236 Hibbard Jan. 25, 1910 

